Heteromys nelsoni, Merriam, 1902
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C3D87A6-874B-B111-1B03-5F77FA33FDD0 |
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Carolina |
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Heteromys nelsoni |
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Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse
French: Souris-a-ajaboues de Pinabete / German: Nelson-Stacheltaschenmaus / Spanish: Raton espinoso de Nelson
Taxonomy. Heteromys nelsoni Merriam, 1902 View in CoL ,
Pinabete, 8,200 ft, Chiapas, Mexico.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. S Mexico (S. Chiapas) and adjacent W Guatemala. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 162 mm (males) and 151 mm (females), tail mean 197 mm (males) and 186 mm (females), ear mean 22 mm (males) and 20 mm (females), hindfoot mean 43 mm (males) and 42 mm (females); weight 60-110 g. Male Nelson’s Spiny Pocket Mice are significantly larger than females. It is the largest species in the genus Heteromys . It is scansorial, with harsh adult pelage having soft, spine-like hairs on dorsal and lateral surfaces of body. Upper parts are gray to slate black, with a sprinkling of ocherous hairs and no lateral line, and belly is white. Ears are rather large, nearly naked, dusky, and without white edging. Posterior parts of soles of hindfeet are naked and have six tubercles. Tail is much longer than head-body length and thinly haired. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 42 and FN = 72.
Habitat. Known only from several cold, wet cloud forests in south-eastern Chiapas and adjacent Guatemala at elevations of 2500-2800 m.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. Nelson’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is nocturnal and terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Main conservation threat to Nelson’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is significant loss of habitat through logging and subsequent fragmentation, landslides, and floods.
Bibliography. Anderson & Timm (2006), Cuarén et al. (2008), Rogers & Gonzalez (2010), Rogers & Rogers (1992b).
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